The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-11
FLORIDA.

Five people passed through Pensacola
Friday night from Tampa, for New Orleans
One of them stated that 500 people left
Tampa Wednesday.
The body of the Italian, who was
drowned with a woman while crossing the
bay Wednesday evening, was found Satur-
day afternoon at Canova's Cove on the Ma
tanzas, three miles south of st. Augustine.
Henry Brewton, charged with murder
committed in Lake county, was brought be-
fore Judge Finley's court at Sumterville
last week on writ of habeaS corpus and
admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000. His
friends think he can give the required bond
1t is said that the wedding of a young
lady of st. Augustine and young gentleman
from Tampa was to have taken place, and
that he, with brother of the bride, started
from Tampa several days ago and struck
the quarantine at Jacksonville, where they
are still supposed to be.
At Fernandina C. Bakers black mare was
stolen last Wednesday by a colored man.
The mare had an old cut near the fetlock on
the right hind foot, which shows in her
walk. A reward is offered for her return
The thief was last seen going across the
bridge to the main land.
Gideon Palmer and Others have petitioned
the City Council and County Commissioners
for the right of way from the foot of Centre
constructing and operating street railway,
TO be run by horses. The petition to Coun-
Gil was referred to committee.
i. ID. Shook, in behalf of the Fernandina
Brush Electric Light Company, submitted
a proposition to the Fernandina Council
Wednesday evening to furnish the city with
ten arc lights of l,200 candle power each,
the same to be located at any and various
points within the city limits, as Council
may decide.
AT Sanford Saturday w. B. Barney, por-
ter at c. G. Prevatts restaurant, found
purse containing over 500 in cash. He at
once saw who the owner was and approached
him and asked if he had lost any money
The gentleman replied that he had not, but
Barney insisted that he should look care
fully, and after the gentleman saw that he
had lost the money, Barney turned it over
to him and would not receive any reward,
except the thanks of the loser.
At Palatka, Saturday, at the meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners that
board granted liquor permits for licenses to
all making application, and to-day the bar
rooms are in full operation as before after
rest of six days. The Prohibitionists will
not give up. Their paper is to be published
at once, and at the next meeting of the
Commissioners they hope to have the petit
tion in such shape that no objection can be
OHcItu anu all eleCblOH Inc nQuOr
men smile about it, while the temperance
people are sober.
The Board of County Commissioners of
Sumter on Monday purchased the residence
of Capt. G. f. Adams, located $50 yards
northeast of Court House square, to which
lot the Jail is 10 be moved within the next
sixty days. The residence contains about
eight rooms and is to be occupied by Sheriff
Chapman and family. Five hundred dol
lars was the sum paid for the lot aud $500
is the amount it will cost to move the Jail
Thus, for $1,000 the county will have a half
acre lot with comfortable residence and a
Jail upon it within short distance of the
business portion of the town
Enterprise guarantees against Sanford
and refuses TO honor certificates without the
seal of the Board of Health The Board cf
Health has no seal, hence DIR. Willy no
titles the President OF the Volusia Board of
Health to establish camp for detained par
ties and be prep rel to pay vast sun S
for damages Jacksonville will honor Ger
tificates except from Tampa, and desires to
act tremendously with the State Health
Association. Putnam refuses to cooperate
in quarantine measures: so also does
Alachua. Marion co-operates heartily and
will cheerfully pay her pro rata.